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    Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3M peers

    (kianbradley.com)
    655 points k-ian | 13 comments | 17 Jun 25 17:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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    zaik ◴[17 Jun 25 18:49 UTC] No.44302484[source]▶
    I wonder how many anti-torrent groups are doing this covertly.
    replies(1): >>44302837 #
    sweeter ◴[17 Jun 25 19:19 UTC] No.44302837[source]▶
    Definitely a few. Media companies often send out infringement notices to ISPs to be forwarded to the user and I would guess this is how they get those IPs
    replies(3): >>44302966 #>>44303245 #>>44306063 #
    1. neckro23 ◴[17 Jun 25 19:56 UTC] No.44303245[source]▶
    No tracker necessary, you can just use DHT: https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/
    replies(2): >>44303647 #>>44307550 #
    2. edude03 ◴[17 Jun 25 20:36 UTC] No.44303647[source]▶
    huh, weirdly it has stuff I did download and stuff I didn't download within minutes of each other ... should I be worried?
    replies(2): >>44303764 #>>44305594 #
    3. lossolo ◴[17 Jun 25 20:46 UTC] No.44303764[source]▶
    Stop using DHT and/or public trackers and you will be safe. They scan public trackers and the DHT network.
    replies(3): >>44304164 #>>44304244 #>>44305077 #
    4. heraldgeezer ◴[17 Jun 25 21:30 UTC] No.44304164{3}[source]▶
    Use a VPN? Like a public one. Mullvad recommended.
    5. NoMoreNicksLeft ◴[17 Jun 25 21:40 UTC] No.44304244{3}[source]▶
    >Stop using DHT and/or public trackers a

    Public trackers are the only trackers most of us can reasonably use. He should get a VPN.

    replies(1): >>44304601 #
    6. edm0nd ◴[17 Jun 25 22:20 UTC] No.44304601{4}[source]▶
    private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful (IPTorrents, Speed, etc) if you are a good seeder and can maintain good ratios. anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo.

    public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs.

    replies(2): >>44305178 #>>44305236 #
    7. edude03 ◴[17 Jun 25 23:29 UTC] No.44305077{3}[source]▶
    Sorry, should have been more specific - I don't care if people know what I downloaded - I just wonder how stuff I definitely didn't download is attributed to my IP address. Can't be that my dynamic IP address changed, because of the small time between stuff I did download and stuff I didn't. So then, is the scanner wrong, or do I have rouge device(s) on my network?
    8. DaSHacka ◴[17 Jun 25 23:43 UTC] No.44305178{5}[source]▶
    > anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo.

    Or you could just use a VPN, which you probably should for private trackers too anyway.

    replies(1): >>44307147 #
    9. NoMoreNicksLeft ◴[17 Jun 25 23:51 UTC] No.44305236{5}[source]▶
    >private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful (

    Sure. It combines all the fun of pledge week with a fraternity with the wrong-headed attitudes that became part of the culture when ftp servers were the height of technology. And you just have to schedule an interview and learn the secret knock/handshake. Don't ever invite anyone, because if they're the wrong type, you get banned for their behavior too.

    >public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs.

    It's an mkv file. Don't double click exes.

    10. _factor ◴[18 Jun 25 00:48 UTC] No.44305594[source]▶
    Many trackers will add dummy data to prevent profiling. There is no validation to claims. It’s nice to look at, but not reliable.
    replies(1): >>44308199 #
    11. dahrkael ◴[18 Jun 25 06:27 UTC] No.44307147{6}[source]▶
    it is my understanding that some private trackers dont allow you to use VPNs or risk a ban
    12. alex_duf ◴[18 Jun 25 07:45 UTC] No.44307550[source]▶
    Interestingly they put the infohash of the show in the URL. So one can use that website to pick which show to download just by using the hash + DHT

    Edit: Nope I'm wrong, different type of hash it seems...

    13. ◴[18 Jun 25 09:30 UTC] No.44308199{3}[source]▶